Jan Weaver. I count 37, 38, 39 . . .
I look up and blink, then focus on the beetle poster across the room. Once my eyes have adjusted, I turn to the paper next to my microscope and write "39 @ 2 mm" on the line for species number 362. I am halfway through the leaf litter sample I collected last summer from a shady slope deep in the Ozark forest. Madrid group - Perez Rigeiro. Oxford Silk Group. Welcome The Oxford Silk Group led by Prof.
Fritz Vollrath studies the biology of silks with the goal to unravel the evolution, ecology, physics and chemistry of these fascinating materials. We often refer to spider silks and in that context we also study spider web engineering and behaviour. Last but not least, we investigate the metabolic costs of natural silk production and the ecological costs (and benefits) of the commercial silk industry.